Shelby H.:
5. The interview took place in 1939
6. Federal Writes Project
My impression of these laws:
Some of these laws that were put into action were kind of stupid for example the law:Head rest on barber chair.
This law stated that it was against the law to put your head on a barber chair headrest unless you were give permission or he put a new towel on it.
To me that is kind of ridiculous and I don't think that, that needs to be a law its just common sense not to put your head on a dirty headrest.
Another thing about the laws I didn't really like was how much people were fined for different things
For example if you sold, gave, or exchanged cigarettes for something to a minor you were fined anywhere fom $10 to $50. But if you gambled with a minor near you, you were fined anywhere from $100 to $500.
I think that selling, giving, or exchanging cigarettes with a minor is just as bad a gambling with a minor next to you.
Chris S. -
1)Jesse Owens is being interviewed. 2)Jesse Owens is an Olympic runner and long-jumper. 3)He was African-American and was 25 when this interview took place. 4)He was interviewed in Macon County, Alabama. 5)The interview takes place on April 22nd, 1939. 6)He was interviewed by Rhussus L. Perry. 1)William A. Platt is being interviewed. 2)He is a former caretaker. 3)He was Caucasian and was 83 when this interview took place. 4)He was interviewed in South Jacksonville, Florida. 5)It took place March 3rd, 1939. 6)He was interviewed by Rose Shepherd.
Taylor B-
1. Jim Lewis
2. Jim Lewis is a Turpentine worker
3. Jim Lewis is a middle aged black man, around the age of 38
4. This interview takes place in a field, next to a highway. Padgett's Switch in Mobile, Alabama.
5. November 4, 1938
6. Helen S. Hartley
The interviewer asked many questions about Lewis' job. He described an average day and his pay, about one dollar and a quarter. When asked about his pay, Lewis explains that "...but I sure needs all de money I'se can git a-hold of, git along wit." Jim Lewis had to work all day and raise 4 children, with only a dollar and twenty five cents, that's not enough. Lewis was a turpentine that spend most of his day scrambling through the fields rounding up turpentine and other difficult labor. When asked about God, he claimed he was a man of the lord, not super religious, but he knew that GOD was always watching. From reading this article, I get the impression that Jim Lewis was a caring man that put his family before himself. He was not able to answer all of the interviewers questions, but he answered most, as he needed to get back to work. The interviewer strikes me as a kind woman, who is just simply curious. She wants to know what it is like for a black man during this time, so she asks some questions she has. Maybe it was not the best time to go an ask, but the interviewer meant no harm.
5. The interview took place in 1939
6. Federal Writes Project
My impression of these laws:
Chris S. -
1) Jesse Owens is being interviewed.
2) Jesse Owens is an Olympic runner and long-jumper.
3) He was African-American and was 25 when this interview took place.
4) He was interviewed in Macon County, Alabama.
5) The interview takes place on April 22nd, 1939.
6) He was interviewed by Rhussus L. Perry.
1) William A. Platt is being interviewed.
2) He is a former caretaker.
3) He was Caucasian and was 83 when this interview took place.
4) He was interviewed in South Jacksonville, Florida.
5) It took place March 3rd, 1939.
6) He was interviewed by Rose Shepherd.
Taylor B-
1. Jim Lewis
2. Jim Lewis is a Turpentine worker
3. Jim Lewis is a middle aged black man, around the age of 38
4. This interview takes place in a field, next to a highway. Padgett's Switch in Mobile, Alabama.
5. November 4, 1938
6. Helen S. Hartley
The interviewer asked many questions about Lewis' job. He described an average day and his pay, about one dollar and a quarter. When asked about his pay, Lewis explains that "...but I sure needs all de money I'se can git a-hold of, git along wit." Jim Lewis had to work all day and raise 4 children, with only a dollar and twenty five cents, that's not enough. Lewis was a turpentine that spend most of his day scrambling through the fields rounding up turpentine and other difficult labor. When asked about God, he claimed he was a man of the lord, not super religious, but he knew that GOD was always watching. From reading this article, I get the impression that Jim Lewis was a caring man that put his family before himself. He was not able to answer all of the interviewers questions, but he answered most, as he needed to get back to work. The interviewer strikes me as a kind woman, who is just simply curious. She wants to know what it is like for a black man during this time, so she asks some questions she has. Maybe it was not the best time to go an ask, but the interviewer meant no harm.
1. Lawrence F. Evans